[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WELCOMING REVEREND JASON PARKS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. 
Brooks) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, it is with great privilege that I 
welcome Pastor Jason Parks to the House of Representatives and thank 
him for serving as today's guest chaplain.
  Jason is the lead pastor of Refuge Church in Huntsville, Alabama.
  He received an undergraduate degree in communications arts from the 
University of North Alabama, an MBA from Liberty University, and a 
master of divinity from Rockbridge Seminary.
  Pastor Jason currently serves on the ALS Association Patient Care 
Committee, Calhoun Community College EMS Advisory Board, and as faculty 
at Huntsville Bible College. He is also a former Crestwood Medical 
Center associate chaplain and is credentialed as a board-certified 
pastoral counselor.
  Pastor Jason resides in Hazel Green, Alabama, with his wife and three 
children.
  I appreciate the work he has done for our community and his passion 
for serving the people of north Alabama.

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